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  1. woodfish
    Thanks Gary. I think I have the right rotors coming. already have 89 forks and r6 calipers. You folks posts have been a real library of info the past few years. Successful projects have been a reseating of valves, replacement TCI, 2nd gear fix, and the starter trick. Now I hope this brake upgrade will be just the trick to avoid another one of those incidents where that bumper way up the road ends up almost eating my front tire cause there just wasn't enough brakes. (hard to steer with the rider weight pushing you into the windshield).
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    OK, just for clarity, Condor and Dingy referred to forks and master cyl from 86-93 and then mentioned 2nd gen rotors and quad calipers. Are you saying rotors and calipers from the 99 version bikes? or are we still talking 86-93 for all upgrade parts for my 83. I see this sites history section shows 298mm rotors for the 99 vintage which are the same diameter as the rotors on my 83. With that rotor dia, I am about a half hole away from the bolt holes on the r6(blue star) caliper and 89 forks from lining up, while the caliper is bottomed on the rotor. (No problem bolting to the fork w/o the rotor). So I hope you are referring to rotors off the 86-93s.
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    Thank you for the tips. Will the 83 front master suffice or do I need to update that too?
  4. woodfish
    My 83 rotors are too large in diameter for the r6 upgrade. (Found 89 forks and r6 calipers) Any recommendations on rotors that fit the 83 wheel but have small enough diameter. Current rotors are 297x8.
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    Maybe someone did a manual splice to keep low beam on. A few years back my 83TK low beam would just go out - no warning display at all. Then it came back on. Happened again a year later. I traced power through all the switches and relays to the computer box - but no power came out from there to the lite. I did a manual splice to make the lite shine triggering warning lite symptoms identical to what you discribe.
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    Thanks guys. Was hoping someone might have a line on an old dealer with odd parts still in inventory. I know that's a long shot. No oil use or smoking, just the weak cylinder. Could be due to gas wash from years of running with a bad TCI or ring gaps temporarily lined up. Had the heads off 3 years ago and re-did valves. Replaced TCI last year and it's a new bike. All that new power brought out the 2nd gear issue. So since the engine is coming out for that fix, thought I'd stick on a set of rings and make her go another 50K.
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    Anyone know of a source for new piston rings for an 83 venture 1200. Doing 2nd gear teardown. Figured with 78000mi and a 90psi cylinder, I'd replace rings as long as the engine is out. Cycle Design had all parts but rings. I see on other sites rings are listed as discontinued.
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